Hose-supporter.



J. BELLIS.

HOSE SUPPORTER.

AAAAAAAAA 01': IILED JAN.13,1913.

1,082,005, Patented Dec. 23, 1913.

JOSEPH BELLIS, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

HOSE-SUPPORTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 23, 1913.

Application filed January 13, 1913. Serial No. 741,787.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH BELLIS, a citizen of the United States,residing at St, Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State of Minnesota,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ItloseSupporters,of which the following is a specificatlon.

In the hose supporters at the present time in use, there exists a commondisadvantage which materially detracts from their general adoption, andthat is the tendency of the clamping or hose engaging members to tear orwear the garment at the points of engagement, due to the strainnecessarily put upon it.

The particular object of my invention, therefore, has been to provide asupporter having a peculiar construction of clamping attachment, wherebythe strain usually put upon the points of engagement, s llSl'lpb' utedentirely around the hose, eliminating likelihood of tearing the same, orin any way injuring the fabric.

For a full understanding of my invent ion, reference is to be had to thefollowing description and to the accompanying draw ings, in which-Figure 1 illustrates a supporter constructed in accordance with myinvention. Fig. 2 is a detail view showing one of the hook members inengagement with its coacting ring member in operative position forsupporting the hose. Fig. 3 1s a vertical sectional view taken about onthe line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4: is a view in elevation of a modified formof the hose engaging or hook member. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of thesame.

Throughout the following detail description and on the several figuresof the drawings, similar parts are referred to by like referencecharacters.

Specifically describing the invention, 1 designates a body supportlngmember, in this instance a belt or tape for fastening around the waistof the wearer and having the usual buckle 2 for securing it inposit-ion. To the supporting member 1 is attached, by stitching orotherwise, a sultable body or pad 3, which lies against the abdomen andis of sufficient size to readily accommodate the attachment of aplurality of elastic strap members 4, 4, arranged at the lower cornersof said pad, and 5, 5, disposed therebetween.

The novel features of my invention lie 2 and 3.

ing members, which consists of the hook members 6 and the leg encirclingor ring members 8 for cooperation with the former in affording propersupport to the hose without mutilating or injuring the latter. Each ofthe hook members 6, one of which is at tached to each of the elasticstrap members 4, 4, 5, 5, consists of a piece of stiff metal, such asspring wire, bent at its upper portion to form an oblong loop 7, throughwhich said elastic strap members pass, said loop being substantiallyclosed to prevent displacement of the elastic. It is to be understood,of course, that the ends of the wire are soldered or joined together soas to form a continuous member, as shown clearly in Fig. 1, the lowerportion of the same being bent upwardly to form the hook proper 6', andthis hook is preferably, though not necessarily, bent rearwardly out ofthe vertical plane of the main body portion of said hook member, as seenin Fig. 3 of the drawings. Each of the cooperating ring members 8, ofwhich there are two, consists of an open band of spring material,preferably covered with fabric. The ring members are suspended from thepad 3 one at the outer side of each of the intermediate elasticsupporting members 5, 5, by means of the connecting members 9, whichlatter may, or may not be of an elastic nature.

Tn the use of the device above described, the same having been suspendedfrom the body of the wearer by means of the belt 2, the ring members 8are first inserted around the leg over the top portion of the hose 11 soas to leave a surplus of the same which is folded down over, or wrappedaround the member 8, substantially as shown in Figs. The hook member (3is then drawn down under tension, of course, and the hook portion 6engaged beneath the ring memher 8, the members 6 carried by the elasticsl, 4t being disposed at the outer portion of the leg and those connectedwith the clastics 5, 5 at the inner portion. It will be perfectlyobvious that the strain thus placed upon the hose is distributed evenlyaround the top of the same and not applied to the particular points ofengagement of the spaced hook members 6 therewith, the advantage ofthis, in addition to that set forth hereinbefore being that the stockingis held perfectly smooth all around. I have also provided againstlikelihood of the hook members 6 becoming accidentally disengaged fromtheir respective ring members by bending the wire at each side betweenthe hook portion 6 and the loop 7 into projections 10 which not onlyextend inwardly toward each other but slightly out of the vertical planeof the main body of the hook member 6 so as to project over said ringsand stocking. Thus, it needs only slight pressure to remove the hookmember from its cooperating ring or leg band, this being easilyaccomplished in an apparent manner. As is customary, the elastics 4, tand 5, 5 are each provided with the usual adjusting clasps 12, by meansof which the proper tension may be provided in the use of the hosesupporter. It will be understood furthermore, that the device mayreadily be adapted to mens supporters and therefore, I do not wish to beconfined to the exact body suspension moans illustrated in Fig. 1 of thedrawings, nor to any particular material from which the same might bemade.

In Figs. 4 and 5 there is shown a modification of the hose engaging orhook member embodying the loop portion 7 in which the elastic is adaptedto be secured and having at its lower extremity the hook proper 6 Thehook member is bent at an, angle intermediate its length, as shown at l0which bent portions project over the hook member 6 to prevent, ashereiubefore described, in connection with the preferred form, theaccidental displacement of the leg encircling member. As an auxiliarysafety means, the modified form is shown as provided with a resilient oryielding member, such as a spring 13, secured to the hose engagingmember beneath the loop portion 7 in any suitable manner, such as by asleeve let. This spring cooperates with the bent portions 10 to preventthe leg encircling member from accidentally slipping out of itsengagement with the hook portion 6 Having thus described the invention,what is claimed as new is:

1. In a hose supporter, the, combination. with body supporting means, ofhose engaging members connected thereto and comprising a ring memberaround which the hose is adapted to be folded, a hook member connectedwith the supporting means and adapted to be engaged beneath the ringmember, and means on the hook member adapted to project over the ringmember to prevent accidental disengagement of the former from the ringmember.

2. In a hose supporter, the combination with body supporting means, of apair of hook members connected therewith in spaced relation to eachother, and a relatively rigid leg encircling member suspended from thebody supporting means between the hook members aforesaid and adapted to:receive thereover a fold of the hose, said hook members being adaptedto cooperate with the leg encircling member to supportthe hose at itsopposite sides.

3. In a hose supporter, the combination with body supporting means, of apair of hook members connected therewith in spaced relation to eachother, and a cocperating hose engaging member consisting of anopen ringadapted to be disposed around the hose adjacent its upper portionbeneath a fold of said hose, each hook member in its cooperation withthe hose engaging member being adapted to press the fold aforesaidaround and beneath the ring to clamp, the hose thereto.

4. In a hose supporter, the combination with body supporting means, of ahook member comprising an integral wire con nected with the bodysupporting means and bent at its lower portion to form a hook portionextending out of the plane of the main portion of the hook member andprovided with projections intermediate the loop; and hook portions, andcooperating means associated with the hose comprising a band upon whichthe hose is adapted to be folded to hold the same in smooth condition,said hook member being engageable beneath the bandfor supporting thesame, with the projections aforesaid projecting over the band to preventaccidental displacement of the latter.

5. A hose supporter comprising, in corn bination, body supporting means,elastic. members connected therewith, a spring ring member connectedwith the body supporting means over which the hose is adapted to bewrapped, and hook members carried by each of the elastic members andadapted to engage beneath the ring member to frictionally clamp the hosetheretoat opposite sides, whereby strain may be distributed evenlyaround the hose.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses,

J USE-PH BELLIS.

Witnesses:

FRANK E. KNAUFT, E. G. HENRY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

